viper
Noun
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Venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw (synset 101754806)
subtypes:
- adder, common viper, vipera berus - small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia
- asp, asp viper, vipera aspis - of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
- bitis arietans, puff adder - large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
- bitis gabonica, gaboon viper - large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper
- cerastes, cerastes cornutus, horned asp, horned viper, sand viper - highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
- pit viper - New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head
belongs to: family viperidae, viperidae - Old World vipers
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